Junior Clinical Fellow
Posted 4 days ago by North Bristol NHS Trust
Negotiable
Undetermined
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Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Junior Clinical Fellow role offers extensive clinical experience under the supervision of consultant medical staff, with rotations lasting 2-4 months across various specialties in medicine, including acute medicine and neurology. The position involves participation in the medical on-call rota, providing exposure to a range of acute and specialty work. The role is situated within a state-of-the-art hospital that emphasizes postgraduate training and clinical governance. Candidates are expected to have relevant qualifications and experience in the UK healthcare system.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in clinical rotations across various specialties including Acute Medicine, Neurology, and Stroke medicine.
- Engage in the medical on-call rota, covering acute blocks, nights, late shifts, and weekends.
- Contribute to postgraduate training programs, including journal clubs and clinical governance meetings.
- Fulfill all duties of the post, including on-call commitments.
Key Skills:
- MBBS or equivalent qualification.
- Full registration with the GMC.
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) accreditation.
- Recent experience in UK hospital systems and practices.
- Minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience in a foundation programme.
- Proven teaching ability and willingness to teach medical students.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to lead a team and develop junior medical staff.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Overview This is a non-training post but the Clinical Fellows will get wide ranging clinical experience, supervised by consultant medical staff. All rotations are planned to give a variety of acute and specialty work. They consist of rotations of 2-4 month durations in various specialties across the division of medicine and in stroke and neurology. These may include: Acute Medicine, Care of the Elderly (acute and step down), Infectious diseases and haematology, gastroenterology and endocrine, cardiology, General and Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Neurology or Stroke medicine. Clinical fellows will participate in the medical on call rota, which includes ‘acute blocks’ on AMU, nights, late shifts and weekends. Please see the attached documents for further details.
Main duties of the job Full details of the job duties are provided in the attached documentation section of this advert for review.
Working for our organisation The Division of Medicine includes the Emergency Department and has 418 beds in the state of the art hospital. Specialty focused wards cover Cardiology, Coronary Care, Respiratory, Infectious Diseases and HIV, Care of the Elderly and Gastroenterology. The Department of Medicine operates an active postgraduate programme with weekly journal clubs and clinical governance meetings. All the professionals allied to the Department are involved in postgraduate meetings. The Neurology and Stroke departments sit within the state-of-the-art Regional Neurosciences Centre including Neurosurgery, dedicated Neuropathology, Neuroradiology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Neuropsychiatry, and Neuropsychology. Since May 2023, the Stroke department at Southmead Hospital takes all acute stroke presentations for the entire population of Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, along with regional provision of 24/7 Mechanical Thrombectomy to the wider Severn Region and beyond.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Full details of the job duties are provided in the attached documentation section of this advert for review.
Person specification Qualifications And Registration Essential criteria MBBS or equivalent. Maintain Full registration with the GMC. Advanced Life support (ALS) accreditation. Desirable criteria Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MSc).
Training and Experience Essential criteria Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent). Minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience in a foundation programme approved training post, or equivalent, with evidence of achieving foundation competencies. Recent experience of general medical posts.
Further Training, Management, Audit Essential criteria Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career. Experience in audit project and written up. Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues. Knowledge of political context within which we operate. Desirable criteria Completion of a general management course or programme. Interest in medical management.
Research, Teaching, Publications Essential criteria Proven teaching ability. Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates. Desirable criteria Proven track record in research. Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals. Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management. Willingness to undertake further research. Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients. Ability to teach effectively.
Personal Requirements (e.g. Communication, Leadership Skills, Flexibility) Essential criteria Good written communication skills. Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team. Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff. Ability to work independently as well as part of the medicine division. To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole. Good verbal communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
Any Other General Requirements Essential criteria Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on-call commitments.